I attended a two-day local blog conference this weekend, Go Blog Social. I love that there is a blog conference right here in the Kansas City Area! It’s great to mix and mingle with other bloggers in the area and I really enjoyed going. The exciting part was that I also got to present the topic of Building Your Blog Community – I just love talking blogging and sharing my blogging insights with others – it was a fun time!
My goal is to put my presentation into a quick ebook format to share with all of you – – but in the meantime here are a few of the quote slides that I put together – – there is just something about cute quotes that is so appealing to me, so I hope you enjoy them too:
Always remember that YOU have something unique and WONDERFUL, and so does your blog – and you’re putting it out into this awesome world for all of us to benefit from:
Be Authentic – sometimes it’s so much harder than it sounds! But be real – make real connections – you’ll find real friends out here in the blog world. BBFFs (you know, Blogging BFFs), here you come!
This is the hardest one – cause I really love my comfort zone! To grow, you’ve got to push yourself a little – get out of that comfort zone – put yourself out there – try something new. It’s worth it!
I feel like my presentation was a whirlwind and I hope I didn’t say too many things that were crazy or inappropriate – I do remember rambling about fashion and jumpsuits (cause I bought one to wear for the day and then I just couldn’t commit to the look!) and How to Win Friends and Influence People, and hopefully lots of blogging tips in between. And I showed a quick video of kitchen-building, so that’s always entertaining 😉 (you can see it over on the Sugar Bee Crafts FB page if you want to view that fun)
Mandy, thank you so much for everything you shared this weekend. I can’t begin to tell you how much I took away from your session. Thank you again!
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I’m so glad you were able to grab some take-aways – that was my goal!
You did such a great job at the conference, Mandy! I think your talks was one of my favorites, and it definitely gave me some great tips to help with my own blog! Thanks so much for sharing your experience with us 🙂
-E
elenianne.blogspot.com
thanks so much!! it’s so fun to talk blogging!
Hi Mandy! I just wanted to pop in and say how much I enjoyed your presentation! I feel like I couldn’t write down fast enough. You did give some great tips and I can’t wait to use them to grow. I was so inspired by your story and am excited to see all of your new home updates too!
xo,
Cait
http://www.sophisticaited.com
Thanks Cait – love following you on IG – you do a great job!
Well, now I really wish I’d been there because I LOVE your tips (and you’re definitely right— the cuteness makes the words that much more memorable!). I have been trying to grow my blog community and got feedback from some local friends that they just don’t blog anymore now that Instagram and twitter are around. I LOVE blogging because it seems like so much deeper a view into someone’s soul than just a quick *often staged* snapshot. At least, it makes me sad to think that the world of truly expressing our thoughts and experiences might be going out of vogue because that is when I feel I am my TRUEST self. What do you think? In your superior experience (superior to mine, anyway!), is blogging becoming less popular than it used to be?
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Great question – – I do think the connecting and interaction I once felt with blogging is shifting towards social media flatforms – but I think the sharing and diving deep still lives strong on blogs – I feel like this is a great discussion topic!! if you’re in the KC area, we’ll have to get together and chat blogging sometime 🙂
I would LOVE that! Same goes for you if you ever find yourself coming to Columbus, OH. 🙂
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You were amazing at that conference Mandy!! I loved all of your tips that you sprinkled in there. You are a great teacher 🙂
Best!
Seng
sengerson.com – lifestyle & home decor blogger
thanks for all the encouraging words!!